Loreto Crest Loreto Secondary School   
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Career Guidance 2009/10                              
                                                                                                                                     

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Happy New Year

from the Guidance & Counselling Department

 

POINTS OF INFORMATION-JANUARY 2010


January and February are always very busy months for students. It’s UCAS and CAO time, Mock Exams for Leaving Certs and Junior Certs. UCAS application deadline is January 15th. Students who apply to the CAO by January 20th will avail of a discounted application fee of €35. The normal closing date for CAO is February 1st @ 5.15 p.m.

 

  • HPAT

For students who will take the HPAT (Health Professions Admission Test) on 27th February, please ensure that you have done the practice test which will take you 150 minutes. The general advice on taking HPAT should be read as it contains some very good tips and advice. A copy of the practice test is available in the Guidance Counsellor’s office or you may obtain your own copy at www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au.

 

  • EXEMPTION IN IRISH/THIRD LANGUAGE

Students who are exempted from Irish and/or a third language are reminded to download forms from www.nui.ie and to send completed forms to the NUI (National University of Ireland). This is essential if you are applying to any of the NUI colleges.

 

  • CAMPUS VISIT

Fifth years will be attending UCD on Wednesday, 20th January.

 

  • SPEAKERS

A representative from NUI Maynooth will visit the school on Wednesday, 3rd February and speak to fifth years.

 

  • POST LEAVING CERT COURSES (PLC’S)

Applications should now be made to Colleges of Further Education. Each College has a separate application form. Most of the Colleges have websites and some have facilities for applying on-line. Please see Guidance Counsellor for more information.

 

Points of Information

November 2009


 

Calendar of Career Events is displayed on the Careers’ Notice board outside the Guidance office -please check the list of Open Days.


Remember visiting a College gives a great insight into the College, its courses, facilities, staffing and general college life on the campus.

Important Dates/ Information to keep in mind:

  • HPAT:27th February 2010

Closing Date for registration for the HPAT-Ireland test for entry to Medicine.

  • Sports Scholarship with I.T. Tralee

The Institute of Technology, Tralee is offering Sports Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11. Deadline for receipt of application is March 5th, 2010. Further information on www.ittralee.ie

  • NCI is now accepting Foundation Level Maths as part of the minimum entry requirements to all their courses.
     

  • DCU has launched the following new degree programmes:
     

    1. B.Sc in Aviation Management(with Pilot Studies)

    2. B.A. in International Business and Languages (English with French or German or Spanish)

    3. B.Sc in Psychology
       

  • Irish Taxation Institute Third-Level Scholarship 2010. Interested students should speak with Guidance Counsellor and register their interest by 29th January. Further details of this scholarship programme and an application form will be sent out to interested students in February. All students applying for the scholarship will be subject to a means test. Further information available at rmcentee@taxireland.ie
     

  • Change in UCD Engineering Programmes-removal of the majority of its direct entry CAO routes into Engineering and replaced them with a single entry point-DN077 Engineering

 

SPEAKERS-NOVEMBER:

  • UCD Quinn School of Business-2nd

  • DCU-2nd

  • WIT-3rd

  • Mary Immaculate, Limerick-16th

  • NCI-23rd

  • St Patrick’s College, Maynooth-23rd

  • Queens College, Belfast-24th

  • Tipperary IT-25th

 

OPEN DAYS-NOVEMBER

  • DCU-20th & 21st

  • NUI Maynooth-27th & 28th

  • IT Tralee-6th

  • UCC School of Music-7th

  • UCD Quinn School of Business-21st (1-4 p.m.)

  • IT Blanchardstown-10th

  • Schools of Mathematics and Physics of Trinity College-7th

 

INFORMATION EVENINGS

  • UCD Agriculture, Food and Nutrition-25th November-Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy @ 7.30 p.m.

  • UCD Science Careers-UCD-10th November@ 6 p.m.

Students will get to meet lecturers from all areas within the UCD Science programmes, current Science students & Alumni working in a variety of areas.

 

USEFUL WEBSITES

 

HEAR PROGRAMME-SIXTH YEARS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTY

  • For basic queries on filling out your HEAR Application Form contact the CAO Helpdesk on (091) 509800.

  • For more complex queries, contact a HEAR representative. Contact details can be found on www.accesscollege.ie

Dates to remember:

  • Complete the HEAR Online Application Form by 1 February 2010 on www.cao.ie.

  • Sent Supporting Documents to CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street , Galway by 1 April 2010.

 

September/ October 2009

 

 CAO

  • The 2010 CAO application literature has been distributed to sixth years. CAO Applications may be made online from Tuesday 3rd November.
     
  • The normal application fee is €45. Applicants submitting an online application before 5:15pm on 20th January 2010 will pay a reduced fee of €35.
     
  • Applicants with a disability or specific learning difficulty will be able to complete their own section of the SIF (Supplementary Information Form when they apply online. They will then print the sections to be completed by the school and by a consultant and return these to the CAO. A guide and instructions will be available on the website in November.
     
  • Applicants who are socio-economically disadvantaged may complete a special section of the online application form and submit certain documentation to be considered for supplementary entry and post-entry supports.

OPEN DAYS

  • NUI Galway-October 2nd and 3rd
  • Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)-10th Dec
  • UCC-10th October
  • Mary Immaculate College-13th and 14th October
  • St Patrick’s College, Maynooth-27th and 28th November
  • Trinity College-9th Dec
  • DCU-20th and 21st November
  • St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra-Saturday 21st November

SPEAKERS

  • NUI Maynooth-30th September
  • Mater Dei Institute-19th October
  • DCU-2nd November
  • St Patrick’s College, Maynooth-9th November
  • Mary Immaculate, Limerick-16th November
  • National College of Ireland-23rd November
  • Tipperary Institute-25th November 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 
 

 

 

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